C++ Market Data Engineer (USA)

Trexquant Investment • Stamford, CT

10h • $150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Trexquant is a growing systematic fund with a core team of researchers and engineers. The C++ Market Data Engineer will design and build high-throughput, low-latency market data infrastructure supporting Trexquant’s global trading operations. This high-impact role is central to the trading platform and involves developing modern C++ infrastructure for equities, futures, and options across global venues.

The engineer will work closely with quantitative researchers to understand downstream data requirements and help ensure the market data infrastructure is reliable around the clock. The role calls for strong performance-focused engineering, testing, and code quality practices, as well as the ability to troubleshoot production issues in a fast-paced trading environment.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of professional C++ (14, 17, or 20) development experience focused on low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Proven track record building or maintaining real-time market-data feed infrastructure.
• Strong grasp of concurrency, lock-free algorithms, memory-model semantics, and compiler optimizations.
• Familiarity with serialization formats such as FAST, SBE, and Protocol Buffers, and with time-series databases or in-memory caches.
• Comfort with Python scripting for prototyping, testing, and operations automation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, an ownership mindset, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Write efficient, scalable, and maintainable code, with a strong focus on performance, testing, and code quality.
• Design and build high-performance market data infrastructure in modern C++ for equities, futures, and options across global venues.
• Build reusable libraries for decoding, normalizing, publishing, and consuming market data.
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers to understand downstream data requirements.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reliable 24/7 market data infrastructure.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, plus a bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment.
• PPO health, dental, and vision insurance premiums fully covered for the employee and dependents.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Weekly company meals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level